Bedmaking aid



Dec. 9, 1952 Fieq Sept. 12, 1947 Lizi L- J. D. ALLPORT BEDMAKING AIDDec. 9, 1952 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Sept. 12, 1947 cfonflazria waw?? VPatented Dec. 9, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE :1

' 2,620491 BEDMAKING All) John Davies Allport, Burlngton, Vt.

Application September 12, 1947, Serial No. 773537 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to bed-making aids and i't consists in thecombinations, constructions and arrangements of parts herein describedand claimed.

It has been the observation of the inventor that beds or bunks,especially those placed against walls, are diflicult to make up in thati-t causes undue stretching, reachng and bending of the body toaccomplish the same.

It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide meanswhereby a bed or bunk may be til ted and at the same time broughtforward to enable the person making the bed to have easy access thereto.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means whereby a bedor bunk may be lowered.

A further object of the invention is the provisi-on of simple andefiec-tive apparatu-s for accomplshing the above objectives.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from areading of the following specification taken in conjunc-tion with thedrawings, in which:

Fgure 1 is a plan view of an embodment of the invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken along 2-2 of Figura 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of a modied form the invention maytake,

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken along line 5--5 of Figure 4, e

Figure 6 is a fragmentary plan view of a further modification of theinvention, and

Fgure 7 is a sectional View taken along line 1-1 of Figure 6.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, there is shown theren, inFigures 1 to 3, inclusive, a bed m provided with a pair of outwardlyextending rollers H each centrally'mounted adjacent the upper edge ofone end of the bed upon an axle !2.

A second pair of rollers l3 is mounted upon axles [4 carried by the bed'adjacent the low-er rear corner of each end of the bed.

The pairs of rollers ll and [3 are positioned in upwardly ar ched-trackways |5 formed in blocks [6 attached by means of screws I'I or thelike to supports 18.

In the operation of this form o-f the invention, it will be apparentthat, in order to gain better access to the bed Io for making up thesame, it is only necessary to grasp the bed and pull the same forwardlytoward the person Operating it line whereupon the entire bed m will moveforwardly and the roller ll will come to rest against the forward end ofthe trackway I5 and the roller l3 will be elevated to a positionadjacent the center of the trackway, thus providing the bed with aforward tilt and enabling the operator to gain easy access to both sidesthereof.

In the form of the invention disclosed in Figures 4 and 5, there isshown a bed o provided at either end with a forwardly disposed outwardlyextending roller !9 mounted upon an axle 20 and a rearwardly disposedroller 2l mounted upon an axle 22.

supports 23 at either end of the bed have mounted thereon blocks 24having a horizontally extending trackway 25 formed adja-cent the forwardend thereof and a forwardly and upwardly extending arcuate trackway 25formed adjacent the rear thereof. The rollers !9 are mounted in 'thetrackways 25 and the rollers 2! are mounted in the trackways 26.

The operation of this form of the invention is substantially the same asthat with respect to the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 3,inclusive. The forward rollers, upon the operator pulling the bedforwardly, will move in a straight line while the rollers 2| will becarried upwardly and forwardly, thus giving the desired tilt to the bedID.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 6 and 7, there is shown abed o to which is affxed at either end the upper end of a forward link21 by means of an axle 28 and a rearward link 29 by means of an axle 30.The lower` ends of the links 21 and 29 are respectively pivot-ed toaxles 3! and 32 carried by a sup-port 33.

Again, the operation is as above described with respect t-o the firsttwo forms o-f the invention. The link 21 being of lesser length than thelink 29, when the bed 10 is drawn outwardly, the longer link 29 willcau-se the rear of the bed to be moved upwardly. The link 29 is bent asindicated at 24 to provide clearance for the same over the link 21 whenthe bed is drawn outwardly.

I-t will be understood that the forms of the invention shown herein aremerely exemp lary and that the iden-tical systems may be utilized forlow-ering as well as tilting the bed and that oounterweights or springsmay be provided to allow for the moving of the bed with greater ease.Power, also, may be supplied in the form oi' hydraulic or otherpressure-operated means and the device may also utilize cables andpulleys or :balls and sockets to effect the same results.

What is claimed is:

A bed structure ad-apted to be longitudinally positi-oned adjacent awall and comprsing a frame having a relatively long inner side, arelatively long outer side, and a pair of end members, a pair ofvertical standards each spaced in paral- 1e1 relation to one of said endmembers, a horizontally extendng block affxed to the inner side of eachstandard, each of said. blocks having an upwardl'y extending arcuateslbt formed therein with it's* center co'incide'nt with the center ofsaid block, a roller carred by each of said end members adjacen-t theinner side of the frame, and a 4 roller carried by each of said endmembers adjacent the center thereof, each of said rollers beingpositioned in the slo t in the block adjacent thereto.

' JOHN DAVIES ALLPORT.

REFERENCES CITED FOREIGN PATENTS' Country Date Germany Feb. 16, 1905Number

